Georgia Municipal Association
Created in 1933, the Georgia Municipal Association is the only state organization that represents municipal governments in Georgia. It provides legislative advocacy, educational, employee benefit and technical consulting services to its members.
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Location:
Atlanta, GA, 30303
Phone:
404-688-0472
 
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Carey Russell, wife of long-time Forsyth city council member Lamar Russell, made a rare appearance at a council meeting last Tuesday to watch her husband wrap up his career of public service.
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Jim Worrall set out in 1989 with a list of 16 bulleted items to accomplish as Perry's mayor. Among them were building the Perry Parkway, establishing a community center and revitalizing the old Perry High School building.
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As Athens-Clarke Mayor Heidi Davison enters her last year in office - by law, she cannot run for a third term - she talked to the Banner-Herald about what she has accomplished, what she hopes to do before leaving City Hall and her plans for the future, including whether she'll run for office again.
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Marietta Mayor Bill Dunaway is stepping down on a high note. In November, voters approved a $25 million bond referendum to buy new parkland and improve existing parks.
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It wasn’t the most wistful of sendoffs, but Harold Logsdon’s final act as mayor was a review of the successes, and some “disappointments” that marked his four years in office.
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While the U.S. foreclosure crisis has resulted in a historic drop in home prices, a new Center for Housing Policy report released today reveals that housing affordability has actually worsened for America’s families.
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Frustrated by a lack of movement on Macon-Bibb County consolidation and saying that Macon's leadership "has failed," state Rep. Allen Peake floated an idea Monday: a new city for the north side of Bibb County.
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Georgia Municipal Association Proposed drag strip in Social Circle is a contentious issue.

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When the current operator of the Sandy Springs Tennis Center bid and lost on a contract to stay in charge, the support he drummed up showed more than his popularity.
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Georgia Municipal Association Congratulations to Austell Mayor Joe Jerkins!

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AUSTELL - The cold air was no match for the warmth Joe Jerkins felt Thursday afternoon when a life-size bronze statue of the Austell mayor was unveiled at city's new Mayors Memorial Park.
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Georgia Municipal Association City approved, the county opposes. Now what?

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The Dougherty County Commission opted not to send a consolidation charter to the state Legislature at a special called meeting Wednesday.
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After more than a year of negotiations and meetings, the city commission agreed to send a proposed charter consolidating the city and county governments to the General Assembly in a 5-2, late-night vote Tuesday.
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Georgia Municipal Association Hole in one for Rincon!

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RINCON - The city soon will have a new revenue source - and help with state environmental requirements - courtesy of a golf course purchase.
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Georgia Municipal Association This 1999 story from the GMA archives looks at the impact the musical "Swamp Gravy" has had on the city of Colquitt.

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The City of Colquitt is riding the gravy train, thanks to a locally produced musical - a singing history, actually, of the area. “Swamp Gravy” is the story of Colquitt and Miller County families.
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The protesters squawked, but the Roswell City Council approved a new backyard chicken ordinance Monday night that bans roosters and uses lot size to determine how many chickens a resident can keep.